Bríd Hehir

FGM/C writer, researcher, critic of #FGMindustry, and associated activism @ Supporter of @OurFightUk

[Bríd Hehir @ShiftingSandFGC]

https://t.co/lJ68ScKBkF
#ZeroToleranceFGM means intolerance when what’s needed in @Ireland is justice.

[Graham Linehan @Glinner]

It's happening.

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

@eNeecie Every other day a new motorhome appears in my mother-in-law's drive and Neil hands me another bucket full of jewellery and cosmetics. I can only assume he's got himself a part time job I'm too busy to ask about.

[OurFightUk @OurFightUk]

In September 2024, @markbirbeck and @GhorbaniiNiyak stood in front of a Palestine Solidarity Campaign march with a placard saying 'Hamas are terrorists.' They were arrested, falsely charged with assaulting police officers, and forced to fight for 14 months to clear their names.

Without @antisemitism's financial and moral backing, they would have lost. They would now have criminal records, and it would be clear to other non-Jews that taking a public stand against anti-Semitism has serious personal consequences.

We remain incredibly grateful to CAA for their support, and hope that knowing they are there will embolden other non-Jews to stand publicly and visibly against anti-Semitism.

[Bríd Hehir @ShiftingSandFGC]

#OurFight’s founder put his head above the parapet to challenge antisemitism and this is what happened.

[Leicester Square Theatre @lsqtheatre]

Stand-Up For Jews!

Announcing a comedy night with Al Murray, Simon Evans, Andrew Doyle, Josh Howie and many more laughing in the face of antisemitism.

📅 30 June, 7.30pm
🎟️ https://t.co/PaZFGtb3Vo

[Claire Fox @Fox_Claire]

I was only given four minutes to speak on the King's Speech, so I focused on two-tier attitudes to threats to security and why Labour, especially, always feels more comfortable targeting the 'far right' rather than tackling the more dangerous issue of Islamism. I used the 'tale of two demos' at the weekend to make my point.

[LBC @LBC]

‘The arrogance of the Labour Party is unmatched.’

@Ella_M_Whelan tells @NickFerrariLBC that she hopes Andy Burnham gets the ‘kicking of his life’ following the ‘papal treatment’ of his return to Westminster.

[Thea Sewell @theasewell05]

lIf you do anything today, watch @MaeveHalligan at the Cambridge Union. I genuinely think this was the first time many people in that room were confronted with the hard reality of the trans debate, rather than the slogans that usually surround it.

@BuckAngel was exceptional: calm, articulate, humane. Ultimate respect.

And then there was Helen Webberley. I remember once thinking the criticism directed at her by GC women was excessive, especially the claim she was ‘pure evil’. After hearing her speak, I no longer think that. She is totally insincere. I can deal with hard ideologues- they believe they are telling the truth; they are genuine, @HelenWebberley is different.

One audience member, a trans-identified male and former patient of hers, stood to speak during points of information. His account of how he had been treated was deeply disturbing.

Watch the full debate. It is worth your time.

[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

I stand against antisemitism.

I stand against those people who want Jews to be afraid to go about their lives, and will never allow them to win.

I stand with the Jews of Britain.

[Dov Forman @DovForman]

If you listen to anything today, let it be this 9-minute speech from @GideonFalter of @antisemitism at the rally against antisemitism, rightly excoriating the SHAME of Britain becoming unsafe for Jews.

“End the Britifada. Britain: face down extremism.”

[Bernie @Artemisfornow]

Oh it’s brilliant. This is Starmer in 2020

I suggest he watches this on loop

“When you lose an election in a democracy, you deserve to… You don’t look at the electorate and ask them ‘what were you thinking?’ You look at yourself and ask ‘what were we doing?’”

GLORIOUS 🔥

[Bríd Hehir @ShiftingSandFGC]

First Ireland, then Sweden overturns FGM conviction. Wonder how England's would fare under similar scrutiny? https://t.co/kpzT4F9NRg

[Yael Bar tur @yaelbt]

Wow wow wow. Take a minute to watch these incredibly powerful remarks from a Rabbi in London.

I’ll add - if you’ve never had to send a loved one an “are you ok?” text after yet another attack, kindly stfu.

[Bríd Hehir @ShiftingSandFGC]

@VictimsComm @WHO We need zero tolerance of the zero tolerance approach. https://t.co/lJ68ScKBkF

[Bríd Hehir @ShiftingSandFGC]

@Birgit_Van_Hout @ENDFGM_Network @RobJetten @Bart_DeWever @prevotmaxime @kajakallas @JozefSikela We need zero tolerance of the zero tolerance approach. https://t.co/lJ68ScKBkF

[Bríd Hehir @ShiftingSandFGC]

@EoinLenihan I’m particularly looking forward to reading about the NGO’s.

[Sharron Davies HoL MBE @sharrond62]

Yet this is the male who released the names (against data protection laws) of 100s of people who donated to the FSU. So odd it’s one rule for them but another for others?!

[Bríd Hehir @ShiftingSandFGC]

#FGM moral panic = Irish trials, conviction. Exposed huge problems re medical expertise, interpreting & misplaced sensitivities. All at family's expense. @rtenews @thejournal_ie @griptmedia @AkiDwA @TheGirlGen @OrchidProject @IrishFP @HSELive @Pam_Fraher https://t.co/hlOUtnLzci